John Morley: “I value our insular position, but I dread the day when we shall be…”

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I value our insular position, but I dread the day when we shall be reduced to a moral insularity....

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Morley values England's geographical position but fears the consequences of moral isolation.

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John Morley: “I value our insular position, but I dread the day when we shall be reduced to a moral insularity....”